Today we look at America as a salad bowl, full of different races and cultures all abiding by a set of ridged laws established by our Founding Fathers. While our country is divided into states--with separate governments and laws specific to each state--Americans still believe in the unification of the country as a whole. Hundreds of years ago; however, this country would not have been recognizable to the modern day American. It was still a salad bowl full of a heterogeneous mix of people all divided by their culture, their religion, and the location of the region in which they dwelled. In fact, they couldn’t have been more different. In Americas early days, soon after being discovered by Spain, it was colonized not only by Spain but four other
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The name of the Dutch colonization in South America was Surinam, also known as Dutch Guiana. The colonization in North America was the Hudson River Valley (The Western Heritage). In South America, the Dutch at first had an economy weighing on the established sugar plantations. In North America, at first sugar plantations were also the leading industry. In fact, the Dutch were the first to bring African slaves to North America and were used on the plantations (The Western Heritage). However, in North America, the “West India Company” was established later on and the survival of the economy weighed heavily on hunting for fur and trading it (Dutch Colonization). The “West India Company” was a joint stock company in charge of overseeing the Dutch colonies in North America and was comprised of 30 wealthy Dutch families. This company selected General Peter Minuit, to watch over the colony and work as the governor (Dutch Colonization). A strong struggle occurred in North America for the Dutch, due to the competition of the English and natives. In South America, there was less competition and better success with the colonization as a whole. Also, in all areas colonized by the Dutch, there was religious …show more content…
Their colonies were known as the Saint Lawrence River Valley, Ohio and Mississippi River Valley, present-day Haiti, present-day Guadeloupe, and present-day Martinique (The Western Heritage). The arrival of the French was for the purpose of growing their nation and also mercantilism. They received economic wealth in the West Indies mainly through tobacco, cotton, indigo, coffee, and sugar. However, in their other colonies, they prospered through mainly fur trade (The Western Heritage). The French colonies were known for having a close relationship with the Native Americans for the majority of time during colonization. They not only were allies in war, but French men commonly married the Native American women as part of trade (French Colonization of North America). Also, even though the language of the colonies was French, many colonists learned the language of natives to communicate better (French Colonization of North America). The majority of the French belonged to Roman Catholicism; because of this Jesuits came to the colonies in hopes of converting others to Catholicism (The Western Heritage). New France was considered a royal colony and the King of France, Louis XIV, appointed the leaders (French Colonization of North
The name of the Dutch colonization in South America was Surinam, also known as Dutch Guiana. The colonization in North America was the Hudson River Valley (The Western Heritage). In South America, the Dutch at first had an economy weighing on the established sugar plantations. In North America, at first sugar plantations were also the leading industry. In fact, the Dutch were the first to bring African slaves to North America and were used on the plantations (The Western Heritage). However, in North America, the “West India Company” was established later on and the survival of the economy weighed heavily on hunting for fur and trading it (Dutch Colonization). The “West India Company” was a joint stock company in charge of overseeing the Dutch colonies in North America and was comprised of 30 wealthy Dutch families. This company selected General Peter Minuit, to watch over the colony and work as the governor (Dutch Colonization). A strong struggle occurred in North America for the Dutch, due to the competition of the English and natives. In South America, there was less competition and better success with the colonization as a whole. Also, in all areas colonized by the Dutch, there was religious …show more content…
Their colonies were known as the Saint Lawrence River Valley, Ohio and Mississippi River Valley, present-day Haiti, present-day Guadeloupe, and present-day Martinique (The Western Heritage). The arrival of the French was for the purpose of growing their nation and also mercantilism. They received economic wealth in the West Indies mainly through tobacco, cotton, indigo, coffee, and sugar. However, in their other colonies, they prospered through mainly fur trade (The Western Heritage). The French colonies were known for having a close relationship with the Native Americans for the majority of time during colonization. They not only were allies in war, but French men commonly married the Native American women as part of trade (French Colonization of North America). Also, even though the language of the colonies was French, many colonists learned the language of natives to communicate better (French Colonization of North America). The majority of the French belonged to Roman Catholicism; because of this Jesuits came to the colonies in hopes of converting others to Catholicism (The Western Heritage). New France was considered a royal colony and the King of France, Louis XIV, appointed the leaders (French Colonization of North